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Secundum Atrial Septal Defect With Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava and Azygos Continuation: Transfemoral Closure in a 3-Year Old Boy

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A secundum atrial septal defect (ASD 2) was closed percutaneously via the transfemoral approach in a 3-year-old boy with interrupted inferior vena cava and azygos continuation. The procedure was guided by transesophageal echocardiography and fluoroscopy using conscious sedation. Successful transhepatic and jugular accesses in similar patients are described. This is the first pediatric report describing a transfemoral closure of a secundum atrial septum defect via azygos continuation.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Strümpellstrasse 39, 04289, Leipzig, Germany

    Patrick Flosdorff, Christian Paech & Ingo Dähnert

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Flosdorff, P., Paech, C. & Dähnert, I. Secundum Atrial Septal Defect With Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava and Azygos Continuation: Transfemoral Closure in a 3-Year Old Boy. Pediatr Cardiol 34, 459–461 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-012-0307-7

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